West Indies vs Australia - 2012 Test series: Top Performers

West Indies had the highest run-scorer - Shivnarine Chanderpaul; and the highest wicket-taker - Kemar Roach - but still lost the three-Test series 0-2 to Australia. The scoreline, however, doesn't do justice to the fight put up by the hosts in the series.

Darren Sammy: The West Indies captain should be commended for getting the best out of his troops by motivating them and leading from the front. Sammy will be disappointed that he took only five wickets in the series, but he more than made up for his lack of wickets by using the long handle to good effect; his 157 runs in the series were scored at an average of 31.40 and strike rate of 89.20.

Darren Sammy: The West Indies captain should be commended for getting the best out of his troops by motivating them and leading from the front. Sammy will be disappointed that he took only five wickets in the series, but he more than made up for his lack of wickets by using the long handle to good effect; his 157 runs in the series were scored at an average of 31.40 and strike rate of 89.20.

Pakistan's Wahab Riaz delivered one of the great World Cup bowling performances in the quarterfinal against Australia. Sadly for him, his lion-hearted efforts didn't translate into a win for his team. The left-arm pacer's short-pitched bowling accounted for David Warner and Michael Clarke. He could have … More » World Cup: Wahab's Incredible Spell Against Australia